FRUCTIFICATION. 



The Fructification consists of tlie Flower 

 and Fruit. It is not a, permanent part of any 

 vegetable ; but disappears upon the ripening of 

 the seeds. 



The Parts of Fructification are seven : the 

 Calyx, Corolla, Stamens, Pistils, Peri- 

 carp, Receptacle, and Seeds. 



Every individual flower does not possess all of 

 these. In some the Calyx is wanting, in some the 

 Corolla ; and in others other deficiencies occur. 



The Calyx is that exterior part of a flower 

 which encloses the Corolla previously to its ex- 

 pansion, and afterwards embraces and supports it. 

 fig. l,pl. 1. 



The Corolla consists of a leaf or leaves, 

 termed petals, situated within the calyx, fig. 1. « 



The Stamens are thread-like substances, 

 enlarged at their summits, erect within the corolla, 

 fi^. 2. 



